And for the first time, Ozawa will bring the Saito Kinen Festival to China, from Sept 1-4, at the capital's National Center for the Performing Arts, and from Sept 6-11, at Shanghai Grand Theater.
The performances in China will feature a wide range of musical styles and include a string ensemble, opera, symphony, chamber music, piano solo and movie soundtracks.
Ozawa will conduct the Saito Kinen Orchestra String Ensemble for Bluebeard's Castle and the Seiji Ozawa Ongaku-juku (Music Academy Orchestra) Concert.
Other highlights include Peter Serkin's solo concert, L'Histoire du Soldat, or The Soldier's Tale, by the Saito Kinen Orchestra Chamber Concert and Toru Takemitsu and his Music for the Movies.
Pieces such as Tchaikovsky's Serenade for String Orchestra and Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, and Beethoven's Diabelli Variations will also be presented.
The festival evolved from the Saito Kinen Orchestra established by Ozawa in 1984, for a series of memorial concerts for the 10th anniversary of Saito's death.
Since 1992, the annual festival has become a month-long carnival for fans of classical music.
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